Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, Chair of the Public Policy Board, discusses strategy with Drs. Wesson and Hostetter.

Jayne Mardock from the National Kidney Foundation listens intently.

Drs. Tomas Berl and Lynda Szczech join in.

Drs. Tom Coffman and Lance Dworkin discuss their approach.

Rep. Charles Rangel, Dr. Tom Hostetter, Paul Smedberg, and DaVita Patient Citizens

Drs. Peter Aronson and Chip Brosius and a National Kidney Foundation patient advocate met with Jack Maniko, council for the office of John Dingell, Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee

Dr. Himmelfarb and Paul Smedberg met with Bill Pewen, PhD, Senior Health Policy Advisor for Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine.

Dr. Lance Dworkin and Paul Smedberg met with Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Dr. Lance Dworkin and ASN staff member Susan Owens met with Rep. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.

Drs. Hosetter and Stokes, along with Liz Chernow and Paul Smedberg, ASN staff, and National Kidney Foundation and DaVita Patient Citizens representatives met with Senator Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

Dr. Stokes and DPC and NKF patient representatives met with
Rep. Tom Latham of Iowa.

Dr. Chip Brosius and a transplant advocate from the National Kidney Foundation met with Kristina Ko in the office of Senator
Carl Levin of Michigan.

Drs. Tom Coffman and Lynda Szczech met with Alison Hite, legislative coordinator for Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina.

Drs. Tom Coffman and Lynda Szczech also met with Rep. David Price of North Carolina. They were joined by a patient representative from the National Kidney Foundation.

Dr. Tomas Berl and DaVita Patient Citizens met with Amy Greenan in the office of Rep. Lamborn of Colorado.

Dr. Eric Cohen, Liz Chernow, and an NKF patient representative met with Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin.

Dr. Tom Hostetter and Liz Chernow met with Latoya Johnson from Senator Hilary Clinton's office. They were accompanied by DaVita Patient Citizens.

Dr. Tomas Berl met with Jed Perry in the office of Rep. Diana DeGette from Colorado.